Hawks, Trails and Beach - Saturday, September 24th 2011

The Hawks, Trails and Beach Walk started with four species of terns on the beach--Caspian, Royal, Common and Forster's.  We also had American Oystercatchers.  On The trails we enjoyed great looks at perched raptors--American Kestrel, Merlin, Red-shouldered Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk.
40 species

Canada Goose  20
Mute Swan  22
Gadwall  3
Mallard  8
Northern Shoveler  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  1
Osprey  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1     seen by leader only
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Kestrel  5
Merlin  2
American Oystercatcher  5
Sanderling  2
Laughing Gull  60
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  110
Least Tern  2
Caspian Tern  3
Common Tern  30
Forster's Tern  25
Royal Tern  5
Rock Pigeon  10
Mourning Dove  3
Common Nighthawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  7
American Crow  10
Fish Crow  3     heard
Carolina Wren  4     heard
Gray Catbird  8
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  15
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler  4
Palm Warbler  2

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